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How To Be Gay with Josh Thomas

By: Josh Thomas
Narrated by: Josh Thomas, David Sedaris, Dan Savage, Tig Notaro, Joel Kim Booster, Tony Kushner, Katja Blichfeld, Cole Escole, Dewayne Perkins
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  • Summary

  • We advise listeners that this podcast contains strong language, adult themes and content that some people may find triggering. Listener discretion is advised.

    In this unflinchingly honest documentary and memoir, comedian Josh Thomas asks the big question: how do I be gay? Irreverent but informative, Josh Thomas speaks to a party of hilarious and experienced queer storytellers as they share true tales and advice on how to be gay.

    When I was a teenager trying to work out how to be gay I would ask google impossible questions. 'Am I gay?' 'How can I test if I’m gay?' 'If I’m gay do I have to do anal?' It didn’t work. Google is a cool place to go to ask questions that have answers, like 'Where can I get an iced oat latte?' But it isn’t a good place to go to look within. Now, I am a grown, fully-qualified homosexual and I am talking to other fully-qualified queers to answer the questions Google couldn’t.

    Featuring: David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Dan Savage, Tony Kushner, Titus Burgess, Joel Kim Booster, Katja Blichfeld, Cole Escole, Dewayne Perkins and Josh Thomas’ Mum.

    After making his mark as an award-winning and hugely-successful stand-up comedian, Josh Thomas turned his hand to writing, acting and co-executive producing his own television show, inspired by his life and his comedy, Please Like Me. Josh is now based in LA where he has created and stars in Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.

    Written and hosted by comedian Josh Thomas

    Produced by Guesswork Television Pty Ltd.

    Cover art image by Cesar Salmeron

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members.
    ©2022 Guesswork Television Pty Ltd. (P)2022 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: How Do I Know if I'm Gay?

    Ep 1: How Do I Know if I'm Gay?
    May 24 2022

    I feel a bit silly about how long it to took me to work out I was gay - like that should be an easy thing to know about yourself? Shouldn’t it? In this episode, I exchange notes with Cole Escola, Tony Kushner, Dan Savage, David Sedaris, Joel Kim Booster, Katja Blichfeld, Tig Notaro and my best friend, Tom Ward.
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    32 mins
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  • Ep 2: How to Live a Lie

    Ep 2: How to Live a Lie
    May 24 2022

    For most queers there’s a really crappy period between working out they’re gay, and coming out, where we sort of have to live a lie. With Cole Escola, Dewayne Perkins, Tom Ballard, Kevin Whyte, Wade Davis, Katja Blichfeld, Tituss Burgess, Joel Kim Booster and Sophus Hell, a hot nerd who tells me about ancient Babylonian anal sex omens.
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    39 mins
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  • Ep 3: How to Come Out

    Ep 3: How to Come Out
    May 24 2022

    I always thought everyone thought coming out was something to celebrate - in this episode I learn that maybe I was wrong. With Cole Escola, Dan Savage, Tom Ward, Tig Notaro, Wade Davis, Tituss Burgess and Joel Kim Booster.
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    27 mins
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Really insightful

I’m straight and listened to learn and get perspective. I really enjoyed this and learnt a lot. Would recommend to anyone wanting to do the same

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Unexpectedly thought provoking

I was not expecting such in depth and sometimes difficult to listen to episodes. I think the balance between Josh’s experiences and his collaborators was very effective. Excellent!

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Did not expect this podcast to be this well thought-out

Really enjoyed the discourse about Ancient Babylon. This podcast is basically an introduction to Gayness in general to either a young person questioning or coming to terms with their identity, or an ally wanting to educate themselves. To be fair, Josh Thomas never disappoints.

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Very relatable

Listening to Josh talk about how much he struggled to figure things out about his sexuality was really identifiable, honestly what struck me more was that it took him so long to realise he was autistic. Everyone else going,"oh yeah, I knew" and him going "I didn't have a clue", as an autistic queer person mirrored my experience hugely.

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loved this!

I love Please Like Me and Josh's style generally. So I felt this series really worked - his informality, him chuckling along, dogs barking etc. Would definitely listen to a second series. PS And I found his friend Courtney so funny in ep 9 ('mediocre egg' 'dip dip swirl' etc).

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We need this and more

Sometimes in tears, often laugh out loud funny.
Inclusive, honest.
Loved it. Listen to it.

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